I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.
Clive BarkerIt never has happened, and it never will happen, and that is why it is told.
Karen BlixenSome people believe if we repeat stories often enough they become real. They make us who we are. That can be scary.
Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark, by Stella NichollsA story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
LifeIsaac Bashevis SingerAnd it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.
Alan RickmanWord to the wise writer: never underestimate your secondary characters! But watch them... they sneak off with stuff.
WritingKa HancockI want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.
WritingKen FollettA story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise.
WritingCarlos Ruiz Zafón in The Shadow of the WindPeople aren't like numbers. They're more like letters. And those letters want to become stories. And dad said that stories need to be shared.
HumanityExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close, by Oskar SchellA good story never dies.
Roberta Williams